The Year of
Learning Dangerously
Adult. Price $23.95
Pedigree
The Year of Learning Dangerously is available in paperback, hard cover, and
e-book form, so however you want to read, it’s in your format. This is a memoir
of a former child actress and now homeschooling mom Quinn Cummings. When Ms.
Cummings decided to venture into homeschool waters, she quickly learned the
real truth of it, and this book is a collection of stories that will make you
laugh, cry, and teach you—maybe—how not to do it.
In The Year of Learning Dangerously she shares how she went to
homeschool book fairs and conference incognito, trying to find the right type
of curriculum for the school environment Ms. Cummings has in mind. That in
itself is funny as she discovers all the different choices and attempts to make
an informed decision.
The Year of Learning Dangerously isn’t a how-to-guide for homeschoolers. If
you are looking for a book that tells you how to do things, this book isn’t for
you. It is simply a fun look at Ms. Cummings’ experiences, written in an
engaging style that will instantly draw the reader in from the first page, and
keep them engaged from the last.
Ms. Cummings shares her
thoughts about the socialization question that all homeschooling parents
face—and how like most of us she slunk away with a polite smile, but internally
planned comebacks and lectures to defend how much socialization the child
actually gets (much more than nonhomeschoolers think). She also shares stories
about the reality of starting school after pulling a child from public school
when she discovers that her child really didn’t know how to add fractions and
she had to start at a much earlier level in math that originally thought.
The Year of Learning Dangerously is a look at the lighter-side of homeschooling—and
maybe an educational look at the reality of it for the nay-sayers in the
homeschool parents life—such as grandparents and other relatives, and friends
who just don’t understand. Recommended for every homeschool library.
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